Henry Warren Rogers Explained

Henry Warren Rogers
Nationality:American
Birth Date:20 November 1831
Birth Place:Lynn, Massachusetts
Death Place:Lynn, Massachusetts
Significant Buildings:Fabens Building
Swampscott Fish House; Lynn Realty Company Buildings
Signature:Signature of Henry Warren Rogers (1831–1915).png

Henry Warren Rogers (1831-1915) was an American architect practicing during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Lynn, Massachusetts.

Early life and career

Henry W. Rogers was born November 20, 1831, in Lynn, Massachusetts, to Warren and Elizabeth (Potter) Rogers. He attended the public schools of Lynn and Marshfield, to which town his family moved in 1841.[1] In 1846 he was apprenticed to Isaac Waterman, a shipbuilder of Medford, Massachusetts.[1] [2] In 1853 he instead took up housebuilding, and returned to Lynn in 1855. For some years he was employed as a foreman by Nehemiah Lee.[1] Being responsible for the design of many of the buildings he built, he gradually turned to architecture. In 1879 he formally abandoned carpentry and opened an architect's office in Lynn.[1] By 1882 he had associated himself with his elder son, Hamilton Everett Rogers. After the death of the elder Rogers, Hamilton E. Rogers continued to practice under his father's name until 1917.[3] His own death occurred on December 30, 1920.[4]

Personal life

Rogers was first married to Caroline Augusta Bates (1834-1875) in 1854. She died in 1875, and he remarried in 1880, to Olive Ann Randall (1847-1938) of North Berwick, Maine. Rogers had three children, all with Caroline Augusta: Henrietta Eunice (1855-1919), Hamilton Everett (1857-1920) and Clarence Abel Rogers (1859-1941). Both sons followed him into the architecture profession. Henry Warren Rogers died January 30, 1915.[1]

Rogers was a descendant of one John Rogers, who immigrated to Marshfield, Massachusetts, from England in 1635, aboard the Hercules.[1]

Legacy

At least four of Rogers' works have been individually listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, and others contribute to listed historic districts.

Rogers and his son were responsible for the design of many buildings built after the Great Fire of 1889. Two from this period, the Fabens and Woodbury Buildings, are considered to be the best examples of the Richardsonian Romanesque style in Lynn.[5] [6]

Architectural works

! Year !! Project !! Address !! City !! State !! Notes !! Image !! References
1880 Boyden House 280 Union St Extant but heavily altered. [7]
1880 St. Mary R. C. School 30 Pleasant St Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Lynn Common Historic District in 1992.[8] [9]
1882 House for Joseph E. Hood 4 Ash St [10] [11]
1884 400 Essex St Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Swampscott Cemetery in 2013. [12]
1890 312 Union St Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
1890 House for Isaiah Crossman 50 Beacon Hill Ave [13]
1890 Woodbury Building 145 Munroe St Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Central Square Historic District in 1985. [14]
1891 Dagyr Building 11 Willow St Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Central Square Historic District in 1985. [15]
1891 Pevear Building 501 Washington St Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Central Square Historic District in 1985. [16]
1892 Factories for S. N. Breed & Company 647-677 Washington St Demolished. [17]
1892 Factory for the Aaron F. Smith Company 589 Essex St [18]
1892 Tenements for Patrick B. Magrane 12-20 Elm and 225-229 S Common Sts [19]
1893 Rectory for St. Mary R. C. Church 8 S Common St Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Lynn Common Historic District in 1992.
1895 Factory for Sawyer & Chase 584-598 Washington St Demolished. [20]
1895 House for Frances G. Keene 11 Grosvenor Park Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Diamond Historic District in 1996.[21] [22]
1896 House for John Cotter 15 Harwood St [23]
1896 House for Charles E. Forbes 34 King St Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Diamond Historic District in 1996.
1896 House for Henry Warren Rogers 30 King St The architect's own home. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Diamond Historic District in 1996.
1896 Laboratory for the Lydia E. Pinkham Manufacturing Company 271 Western Ave Rogers would do other work for the company founded by Lydia E. Pinkham, including a warehouse addition in 1898.[24] [25] [26]
1896 425 Humphrey St Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [27]
1897 Aborn School 409 Eastern Ave [28]
1897 Cottage for Hannah Wardwell 2 Surf St [29] [30]
1897 House for Byron E. Glover 179 Ocean St [31]
1897 House for Stephen B. Howe 68 Newhall St [32] [33]
1897 Clift Rodgers Free Library (former) 83 Old Main St Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Marshfield Hills Historic District in 2009.[34] [35]
1898 House for Ernest Dodge 6 Rodman St Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Woodbourne Historic District in 1999. [36]
1898 Lewis School 583 Chestnut St [37]
1899 House for Frank E Wells 2643 Dartmouth College Highway
1900 Daily Item Building 38 Exchange St [38] [39]
1901 Lynn Realty Company Building No. 1 190-192 Broad St Demolished. [40]
1902 678 Washington St Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [41]
1902 Lynn Realty Company Building No. 3 696 Washington St Demolished. [42]
1903 Lynn Realty Company Building No. 4 7 Liberty Sq Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as the Vamp Building. [43]
1904 St. John the Evangelist R. C. Church 174 Humphrey St [44]
1907 Lynn Realty Company Building No. 6 266 Broad St Demolished. [45]
1907 Lynn Realty Company Building No. 7 278 Broad St Demolished.
1909 House for John R. Donovan 26 Peirce Rd [46]
1911 House for Lloyd G. Lewis 87 Ocean St [47]
1915 Garage and apartment for Frederick S. Pevear 21 Henry Ave [48]
1916 House for Cornelius J. Shea 31 King St Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Diamond Historic District in 1996. [49]
1917 Convent for St. Mary R. C. Church 32 City Hall Sq [50]

Notes and References

  1. "Henry Warren Rogers," The Register of the Lynn Historical Society, Lynn, Massachusetts, for the Year 1915 (Lynn, MA: Frank S. Whitten, 1916): 31-32.
  2. Book: Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased) . Henry F. . Withey . Elsie Rathburn . Withey . Los Angeles . . 521 . 1996 . 2022-07-14 . Internet Archive . registration.
  3. Book: Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased) . Henry F. . Withey . Elsie Rathburn . Withey . Los Angeles . . 520–521 . 1996 . 2022-07-14 . Internet Archive . registration.
  4. News: Funeral Tomorrow of Hamilton E. Rogers . . Lynn . 2 . January 1, 1921 . 2022-07-14 . Newspapers.com.
  5. Fabens Building NRHP Registration Form (1982)
  6. Central Square Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1985)
  7. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.477 "LYN.477"
  8. Lynn Common Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1992)
  9. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.523 "LYN.523"
  10. American Architect and Building News 12, no. 359 (November 11, 1882): 236.
  11. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=dan.158 "DAN.158"
  12. Swampscott Cemetery NRHP Registration Form (2013)
  13. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.1044 "LYN.1044"
  14. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.415 "LYN.415"
  15. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.412 "LYN.412"
  16. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.419 "LYN.419"
  17. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.425 "LYN.425"
  18. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.541 "LYN.541"
  19. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.s "LYN.S"
  20. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.423 "LYN.423"
  21. Diamond Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1996)
  22. American Architect and Building News 48, no. 1003 (March 16, 1895): xiv.
  23. American Architect and Building News 53, no. 1076 (August 8, 1896): xvii.
  24. American Architect and Building News 60, no. 1162 (April 2, 1898): xvii.
  25. American Architect and Building News 52, no. 1064 (May 16, 1896): xviii.
  26. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.359 "LYN.359"
  27. Swampscott Fish House NRHP Registration Form (1985)
  28. American Architect and Building News 56, no. 1112 (April 17, 1897): xii.
  29. American Architect and Building News 56, no. 1117 (May 29, 1897): xii.
  30. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=mar.1272 "MAR.1272"
  31. American Architect and Building News 56, no. 1119 (June 5, 1897): 4.
  32. American Architect and Building News 57, no. 1128 (August 7, 1897): 3.
  33. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.587 "LYN.587"
  34. Marshfield Hills Historic District NRHP Registration Form (2009)
  35. Lysander Salmon Richards, History of Marshfield (Plymouth, MA: Memorial Press, 1901): 181-182.
  36. Woodbourne Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1999)
  37. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.703 "LYN.703"
  38. American Architect and Building News 68, no. 1269 (April 21, 1900): xi.
  39. Book: The Register of the Lynn Historical Society for the Year 1915 . Lynn Historical Society . 1916 . 31 .
  40. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.440 "LYN.440"
  41. Lynn Realty Company Building No. 2 NRHP Registration Form (1983)
  42. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.717 "LYN.717"
  43. Vamp Building NRHP Registration Form (1983)
  44. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=swa.b "SWA.B"
  45. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.437 "LYN.437"
  46. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.186 "LYN.186"
  47. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.159 "LYN.159"
  48. American Contractor 36, no. 15 (April 10, 1915): 47.
  49. American Contractor 37, no. 11 (March 11, 1916): 49.
  50. American Contractor 38, no. 18 (May 5, 1917): 66.

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